“Mission Statement” examines a problem that any group with access to power must address: what do you do to keep down the number of jerks looking for access to that power? This, I feel, is not addressed enough in modern fantasy. And when it is, it typically goes too far in the other direction and just gets rid of the jerks entirely. I feel that this is also not an optimal result.
Anyway… Patreon!
I’m kind of curious to see if this works.
Should I shave? Vote, Patrons! (You must be a Patron) https://t.co/Z5wclbb8pD
— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) January 9, 2017
What can I say about “Adventures Across The Third Dimension!“? …Just: man. I wish.
Hey, look! A Patreon button! :Big smile:
“Dental Plan” was because I realized something: any organized system of magic would explore the use of healing magic if there was any possible way that such things were possible. And, as a practical matter: if there’s a form of healing magic that your average court would subsidize above all others, it’d be dental repair. The exoteric version of this has long been a staple of time travel and alternate history science fiction, but it’s just as true about fantasy.
It’s a new year! A new set of endless repetitions of me banging the pot about my Patreon! Tell your friends!
If you are a Patron, you can see them here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/short-story-7630777
https://www.patreon.com/posts/part-2-of-fermi-7630651
Far-future post-apocalyptic fantasy and non-evil necromancy. Hope you like it!
I’m now much more comfortable with making a 3K word count on short stories, so I’ve updated my Patreon. Now if I hit $150/month, the short story count goes up according. It’s a bargain! …And also a good way to generate useful stories for eventual self-publishing.
Speaking of which: if you want a good, horrified laugh then check this out. did you know that self-published writers aren’t REAL writers? …Seriously, if there is a better method of keeping me engaged and writing than letting me know that somebody out there bitterly resents EVERY DIME I SEE FROM IT, I don’t know what it is. Aside, of course, from getting dimes from it.
“Division of Labor” would be longer, except that I pretty much have nothing more to say about it. …Nope, still got nothing more to say about it. Just one of those things, I reckon.
I feel that “Dancing With Myself” addresses a particular social awkwardness in time travel that is not often addressed. What is it? Read it, and see.
Hey, Patreon! Makes a great Christmas gift! …No, wait, that’s kind of crass.
Found here and here (horror-flavored, but not grimdark). Meg Syv has found a definite vein of something while laboring in the creative minds; I’m quite keen to find out what it is. She’s also got a Patreon that you should think about supporting – right after you support mine, of course. Or, heck, even before. It’s Christmas season, after all.
I may, someday, turn “Jurisdiction” into a larger story. Or maybe even a book. There’s a book in this concept, I’m sure of it.
